October 2012 Articles (9)

This does not happen for me too much, because I peaked at a 5.0 level during my playing days, but I was invited to play in a Pro-Am as a Pro, presumably with 3.5 players and lower. Either way, serious training has commenced today! Got out for some hits with a 3.5 lady I know who is friendly, available and always ready for a hit.

I told the promoter of the event, that I would be a standby in case he could not find someone else, but I have to get ready just in case. Tomorrow the…

Last Friday I worked as a volunteer driver for the latest Champions Series Tennis event in Boston. A hectic rental car situation that morning resulted in me having to drive Jim Courier in my Honda Accord… coupe. With this as my first duty of the day, I was quite nervous about his expectation/reaction to the situation (and also wishing I had vacuumed the interior of my car). Upon relaying our mode…

On this edition of This Week in Tennis Professional Photographer/Tennis Blogger Craig Doyle joins Phil to attempt to answer the question “How Big A Problem are Steroids in Professional Tennis followed by their preview of Sundays battle between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins.

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The notion that we should hit “through” the ball has been around for decades, but what does it really mean? Can we really hit through the ball? How long is contact? With lighter racquets and faster racquet head speeds, is this instruction still relevant? If you’re curious to see if this instruction should be sent to your recycle bin, read on.

In a short while I am going to post two videos. Radha aged 9, is going to attempt the first serve of her life. As a coach who really values teaching beginners, its great when you can start a kid properly. When you inherit a player who was not taught well, or simply struggled for whatever reason with the serve, it takes a bit longer for them to learn the ideal pattern. It's ok, its what we do. Videos coming soon!

Professional Photographer/Tennis Blogger Craig Doyle joins Phil to discuss recreational drug use on the ATP/WTA Tours, the Shanghai Open and highlight professional tennis players Varvara Lepchenko and Kevin Anderson.

On This Week in Tennis Phil is joined by Professional Photographer/Tennis Blogger Craig Doyle. Please listen in as they discuss Marcos Baghdatis, the WTA’s new grunting policy, the China Open, the Rukaten Japen Open Tennis Championships, the Shanghai Masters and the Weekly Joker Report.